AboutNeha Dahiya MD Expertise I can help patients understand their lab report results, help them with queries regarding what pretest preparation is required. How often a follow up test needs to be done. What does a particular tissue biopsy report mean in everyday English. I can explain the biopsy or cytology procedure. I can deal with Histopathology / cytology / clinical pathology and clinical chemistry queries. Helping in this manner will be my contribution to the community.
Experience I am a pathologist and director of clinical laboratory services. I have been a practicing pathologist for last 9 years in a 350 bed multi specialty hospital laboratory.
Organizations Indian association of pathologists and microbiologists.
MIAC - Member International Academy of Cytology
International association of Pathologists - indian division
Indian association of Cytology
Question Hi, recently had a normal colonoscopy, with the wording "colonic mucosa shows mild chronic non-specific inflammation with no increase in lymphocytes, crypt absess, etc."
My doctor says im fine, nothing to worry about - I have had chronic loose stools for about a year. Another doctor seems to think this is harmful, like IBD. I have read that many normal people can have mild and non-specific findings. Whats a person to do? Im scared and nervous about this.
Thank you.
Answer Hello John:
IBD is irritable bowel syndrome. A diagnosis arrived at by exclusion. All other conditions with specific findings are first ruled out and only then IBD is considered.
IBD is very common and many patients have abdominal pain, constipation and loose stools alternating , bloating etc. The findings of your colonoscopic biopsy are non specific and do not show anything worrisome.
Your physician should prescribe medication and lifestyle / diet modification for IBD
